Page 16: Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees in the year 1920.   

Oct 29   On this day in history johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 30   The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney in the year 1920.   

Oct 31   In the year 1920 dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

Oct 31   On this day in history romania annexes Bessarabia   

Nov 01   In the year 1920 eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC   

Nov 01   James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) in the year 1920.   

Nov 02   On this day in history andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73   

Nov 02   On this day in history fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

Nov 02   KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President in the year 1920.   

Nov 03   On this day in history "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater   

Nov 04   Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC) in the year 1920.   

Nov 08   Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83 in the year 1920.   

Nov 08   In the year 1920 actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn   

Nov 10   George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC in the year 1920.   

Nov 10   On this day in history tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage)   

Nov 11   In the year 1920 roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)   

Nov 12   Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner in the year 1920.   

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon) in the year 1920.   

Nov 13   In the year 1920 hudson River frozen at Albany   

Nov 14   American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg on this day in history.   

Nov 15   On this day in history free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection   

Nov 15   On this day in history league of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva   

Nov 16   Australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1920 alfred William Bedford, test pilot   

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1920 ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner   

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Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of roger Peacock, writer   

Jan 01   Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 03   In the year 1920 birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57   

Jan 04   Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 07   Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 14   John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1920.   

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.